I know there are facebook pages entitled "fuck islam" and there are also pages entitled "invite your friends to reach 500 000 member to close the group "fuck islam".. So I keep seeing people liking this and that in relation to this so i opened the fb "fuck islam" page to see it for myself.. Based from the comments clearly someone created this page just to piss the Muslims off.. Probably see the reaction of the Muslims to this page since we are very touchy feely when it comes to our religion and our Prophet..
But from what I read (the comments) there are some Muslims who are actually dumb enough and retaliate by cursing and insulting back which clearly makes things worst.. When your name is Mohammed and your comment to the group is " go fuck yourself and go masturbate and fuck your mother" it DOES NOT improve the image non-Muslims have about Muslims.. It just tells us that there isnt much difference from the creator of that page and that Mohammed guy..
But THANK GOD there are more Muslims who took the time to clarify that there is a difference between terrorist who happens to be Muslims and Islam as a religion Islam... This is where some of you might disagree with me but sometimes I dont blame non-Muslims for thinking so lowly of Muslims and Islam.
1. They have no idea what the religion truly is and there is a different between calling yourself Muslims and the religion of Islam itself.
2. They cant help themselves if they are ignorant enough to believe everything the media says about the connection between terrorist, Muslims and Islam. If anyone didnt know better and watch Malaysian news they would think that Malaysia is not a safe country because of the kidnappings of children, the throwing of babies, the crime rates and even the political disputes. But we know that what is reported in the news are those which is not of the norm of the general population.
3. Most of the suicide bombers in those war torn countries are Muslims and they do use children, women and teenagers as "martyrs/shahids".
4. I as a Muslim sometimes dont get the actions of my fellow Muslim "brothers" and "sisters" with regards to their questionable actions of killing and bombing randomly killing other fellow Muslim "brothers" and "sisters".
5. Not everyone who say they are Muslims can be said to be truly following the teachings of Islam.
And getting page suggestions of "Admin delete the group fuck islam" which already has 5147 members compared to the 89 members of fuck islam and 111 members of FUCK ISLAM made me question.. How do we change the perceptions of non-Muslims towards us? How do we contribute to making things better for us?
The only answer I have so far is we should start by taking a step back and analyzing us first before charging offensive words at those who we know are ignorant.. We should also start by not labelling everything Jew as Israel
While driving back after getting my medical check up report I heard this song that was playing on the radio.. It was a nice song to listen to but I didnt know the name of the song nor the singer other than the fact that it was a female.. So I Shazam it, its an application where you play the song and it will search the net for the name of the song and the singer awesome invention I tell you.. And when I knew whose song it was I though to myself, I'll download it when I get back..
This was when I suddenly had a blast from the past.. I remember in the "old days" where internet was something very new and downloading didnt exist yet I remember how I use to buy black cassettes (you remember them?!) and the moment I hear the DJ announcing the next song and it was a song I wanted I would press record and that was how I could listen to the song I liked again and again..
And now, wow you can just download the songs you want for free.. And if you cant download the song you want, you can always grab the video from youtube (oh dont get me started about youtube) and convert it into MP3..
The world of technology has it perks, and I'm glad to be a part of it.. But the blast from the past has made me appreciate it a little bit more now..
Yesterday officially marks the day that I "resigned" from my work to pursue life of nothingness before I go on full swing again in July for my masters.. And yes Alhamdulillah I was accepted into a masters course that I had really set my hearts on.. So yay!!
Looking back at these past year having worked in two different places, first half involving myself in the diagnosing part of Psychology and the other half involving in the therapy and intervention of Autistic children.. This past year has made me more aware of my own passion, my strengths and weaknesses (or we like to call it areas of improvements).. I gained so much insight and experience that money probably cant buy.. Yes I could have worked somewhere that paid me more but it doesnt mean that I would have been doing something that I am truly passionate about..
Yes I am a firm believer of you doing something that you enjoy and is passionate about.. In life we often seek for a deeper meaning to life.. I believe that in the job/career that you choose you need to find that deeper meaning to life to what youre doing because if its only because of the money or the status that comes with it, it wont guarantee that you will be happy and satisfied with who you are and what you have become.. For me passion and happiness is of utmost importance..
Some people dont understand why my interest are for autistic children or people with disabilities, they say in that field you cant possibly make a lot of money.. Although in some ways that is true, and we do need money to survive BUT this is where I can potentially abuse my female-ness.. Let me go about doing something great with the lives of these disabled individuals and my husband can go gather all that wealth for us... Hahaha.. Which reminds me, I need to add this particular clause to the significant other so he knows what he's in for..
Every time I wanna write a new post I end up not knowing which thoughts in my head to ramble about.. There are just so many of them at one time that usually ends up with me pressing backspace and not write a new post..
Life has been both cruel and kind to me.. Which basically means I am going through life with its ups and downs.. Stresses and laughter..
Recently I had a im-stressed-out minor breakdown.. And after a letting out session which didn't go well with my significant other I begin to think about coping mechanisms.. The triggering factor of this was because my coping mechanism and my expectations is very different than his coping mechanism and expectations.. Its like when you ask him to buy you extra creamy and fruity fruits of the forest yoghurt that you have been going nuts craving for and he comes back with low fat strawberry yoghurt.. Yes its yoghurt and its probably nice.. But its just not what I needed and wanted to satisfy my craving.. I might get irritated that its not what I asked for but he would probably get angry because at least he bought me yoghurt...
So im confused right now.. Do I insist on the extra creamy and fruity fruits of the forest yoghurt or settle with the low fat strawberry yoghurt that he went all the way to the store to get for me?
I was randomly blog hopping and I came across this clip on Marina Mahathir's blog and I an truly amazed at the way this guy called Baba Ali put things regarding Islam into a very simple perspective..
My fav quote in this link is ""You cant judge the entire group of people by the ations of the ignorant few"
I need not to say more, just take some time to view this and you will know what i mean..
Click here -> Agree to Disagree
P/s: I think I just found a new youtube profile to visit Ummah Films by Baba Ali
Me and my sister Zahrah (she's 10 btw) was just getting ready to go out for lunch and we were just rambling on about random stuff and she was making a goofy design on her head with the towel and it looked absurd and she laughed and this is what happened..
Zahrah: " hahaha.. macam orang gila punya fashion"
Nabilah:"yeah it is, you better not think its cool coz I dont want you to be my patient"
Zahrah:"But I want you to be my patient later"
Nabilah: "What do you mean?"
Zahrah: "Kan I want to become a doctor when I grow up, so when you are old I want you to be my patient"
Nabilah: "Okay, but which type of doctor do you want to be?"
Zahrah: "The x-ray doctor lah!"
Nabilah: "Why the x-ray doctor?"
Zahrah with full confidence and conviction said "Because thats the only doctor part that does not have blood! All I have to do is just tell them to baring on the tempat in the room and take the x-ray!"
By this time I couldnt help myself and started laughing my hearts out... Zahrah was puzzled and asked me why I'm laughing and I said she was just so cute and I told her that for her information the person who does the x-ray is not a doctor but is called a Radiologist..
Then Zahrah said: "Nanti if I become a radiologist then I can wear the green coat yang macam that person in your doctor series wear"
(And I had no idea that she was being that observant of the lab coats when I watch Grey's Anatomy...)
So moments after she learn the new word "radiologist" and were all ready to go to lunch, she came to me and said that she still wants to save all the flora and fauna in the world...
So yes my sister is now probably torn between being a radiologist and an environmentalist..
Zahrah just made my day and so there goes another unexpected random moment between me and my sweetheart sister Zahrah..
I have been reading this book by Paulo Coelho and to those who reads his books knows that his book is mostly about soul searching, self contemplation, meaning of life and spirituality... Stories of people finding out about 'the tradition, magic, the gift,' and whatnots... To some it might be a christian based book because no doubt the author talks about things that as Muslims we do not really practice..
But I remember that he said he acknowledges that there are many different religion in this world Islam, Judaism, Christian, Hindu but he was born into Christianity and he believes that no matter what religion you are born into or which religion you practice all religions believe in a higher governing order and all religion points to one source, God... The only difference is the practice, the book of law, the rituals and the manifestation of God by the believers... Regardless of the how, the who remains the same.. And because of that I continue to read his books, no matter how "non-Islamic" it might be to other people...
The current book that I am reading is called Brida.. It is about a girl who is searching for a deeper meaning of life and is searching through the tradition of the sun.. And at one point of the book she discovered God through the tradition of the sun as a Dark Night... I quote from the book...
After reading this it actually made sense to me... Its like a simple answer for what "faith" is... And even though Islam never describe Allah as the dark night or anything like that.. But this statement made me appreciate the simplicity of Allah and faith more... Its like how He guides us through each day.. Some things have been written by fate, some we create as part of our destiny.. He alone knows everything that is going to happen and He only ask us to believe in him, believe in fate (qada and qadar)...
He tells us to believe in the hereafter, believe in rewards and punishments.. We dont exactly see all these described as rewards and punishments in the hereafter so all we have is to believe... To have faith in Him...
So yes in a way God can manifest itself as a dark night... Coz he knows all and he literally guides us through the unknown and we just gotta have some faith to carry on...
